# NTSB CHI74FEC10: Cessna 177, N30032, Port Huron, MI, September 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Port Huron, MI · PORT HURON, MI
- Location: 42.9938° N, 82.4337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Huron, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9938&lon=-82.4337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2563   73/9/2    PORT HURON,MICH     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 115
        TIME - 1750                    N30032              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MULLER AIR STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT HURON,MICH             MT CLEMENS,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- OWNR MAN-MAX PERF CLB SPEED 67MPH.PLT OBSVD 57MPH IAS AT TIME HE WAS UN CTL ACFT.SHORT FLD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30032](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30032-1993-05-25), registration cancelled 1993-05-25, S/N 17701035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muller Air Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730902029379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902029379A), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 177, Port Huron, MI, Substantial damage. Ownr man-max perf clb speed 67MPH.plt obsvd 57MPH IAS at time he was un ctl acft. Short fld tkof.

## Other investigations on N30032 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA149), Jul 16, 1990: Cessna 177 (N30032), Newton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AND REFUELING NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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